Walla Walla Valley's Music Program Draws Crowds Walla Walla Valley Academy's string orchestra uses music to minister to and serve others. This year, the 24-member group learned "music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."In February, they toured the Seattle/Tacoma/Olympia, Wash.... Read more
Small School, Giant Opportunities At Colville Valley Junior Academy Colville Valley Junior Academy is a small but great school. One unique aspect of the campus is, it offers three industries—a bakery, a health food store and a carob candy factory—where students work. The industries help students pay for tuition as... Read more
College Place Concert Benefits Cookie's Retreat The Ladies’ Praise women’s sextet from the College Place Village Church performed a benefit concert on April 19 for the Cookie’s Retreat Center Northwest. The audience responded with a substantial offering. Karen Margart, a member of the group, sh... Read more
UCA Hosts Visitors For Annual Academy Day More than 150 students from seventh-grade and up came from Washington, Idaho and Oregon for the Upper Columbia Academy annual Academy Day on April 9. The event gives potential students a chance to experience life at UCA. At registration each visit... Read more
UCA Student Wins Regional Competition Elise Kinne, UCA freshman, has been selected to perform the piano at the Washington State Music Teacher’s convention in June. Kinne has studied piano for nine years and is currently a student with Judith Schoeplfin.In March, Kinne competed against... Read more
Sandpoint Women Present Community Seminars Rhonda Backman and Mary Campbell have been actively serving the community of Sandpoint, Idaho, by presenting health and wellness seminars.The first seminar featured the Seven Secrets cookbook by Jim and Neva Bracket and a wonderful dinner showing ... Read more
Othello Pathfinders and Family United in Baptism At attention and saluting, the Othello Pathfinders stood as honor guard and excitedly watched Maria Ochoa, fellow Pathfinder, enter the baptismal waters at the Othello Church.Ochoa is a Bible scholar and part of the local Pathfinder Bible Achievem... Read more
Lewiston and Clarkston Churches Host Recovery Seminars The Lewiston and Clarkston churches hosted an outreach event targeting addicts and their families. Cheri Peters, guest speaker, came and talked to several groups about her recovery from a life of abuse, homelessness and addiction. Peters is the fo... Read more
Northwest Men Reach the Summit The scene is chaotic. Tables are overturned and on their sides, forming barricades, marshmallows fly through the air making their targets and others miss and cover the floor, voices count to 20 while hitting the wall. What is this? It's a view of ... Read more
